Caring for your Artificial Eye

General Information

If you have a full artificial eye prosthesis, remove it every two months. Soak the eye in warm, soapy water for a few minutes. This softens any protein build-up that may have accumulated on the polished surface. Using a soft cloth, firmly rub the eye to remove this deposit. Rinse well in clean water to remove all traces of the soap then re-insert back into the eye socket.

IMPORTANT: If you have a scleral shell, remove it each night and also clean it as above.

Do not use any chemical or abrasive cleansers on your prosthesis.

Never use rubbing alcohol. The use of this liquid will crack the surface of the prosthesis.

If any problems arise, please contact your ophthalmologist or ocularist.

Return to your ocularist once a year to have the eye polished and to provide an opportunity for the prosthesis to be evaluated.

ALWAYS plug the sink if you are cleaning your eye over it so it doesn't fall down the drain!